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Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
The thing is it Manny or his people that are making these demands? I never hear Manny talking about catch weights just Roach. I honestly think Manny would have no problem facing Mosley or Cotto(which he pretty much is) at 147. Oscar was already going to face Mayweather at 147 before he opted for Manny, and Manny fought Hatton at his best weight, where he was the best fighter in the world at that weight.
I love Pac Man and he has earned the pound for pound status, but his recent demands and his fans are driving me up the wall. And I honestly think that if he wanted to fight Cotto at 147, he would. But I honestly think that he doesn't. Manny fought Oscar at 147 because he knew he had the advantage over someone who had not fought at that weight in years. He's fighting Cotto at a catchweight because at 147 Cotto has the advantage and because there was absolutely no way that Cotto would agrtee to 143, an insane weight for Cotto to make. I believe Pac-Man and Roach know Manny has a tough fight coming up, the toughest of his career. If Beating Cotto is a given, then the contract would have been signed long ago.

Arum: Knows he's going to make a lot of money, so he is pushing the fight and trying to appease both foighters without alienating either.

Manny: Knows he might get the living shit beat out of him, so he is trying to score financially and professionally as much as possible.

Cotto: Knows he will defeat Manny and wants to get as much as possible financially while doing it.
Agreed. I don't really buy the argument that it is Roach that is making the noise, and not Manny himself. Technically it may be true, but I'm sure that behind the scenes, Manny is calling the shots. He is after all the one who is paying the bills.